Bills of quantities: from unstructured to AI optimised
Construction
In construction, every project starts with a bill of quantities. These technical documents usually come from a range of different external engineering and design firms. A lack of standardisation is therefore almost inevitable, as are major differences in layout and structure. Manually processing this mix of technical documents is not only labour-intensive, it also significantly increases the risk of misinterpretation. Enter AI. Automating this repetitive, error-prone work is one of the quick wins that virtually every company in the construction sector can benefit from.
Our solution: advanced AI-powered bill of quantities processing
Working closely with our client, our colleagues at Studio Fledge developed an innovative, fully automated processing system for bills of quantities, powered by the latest advances in artificial intelligence:
- Generative AI analyses the tables and interprets them based on both content and context. The system then rewrites the information into a fully standardised data structure, regardless of the original format of the source file.
- An advanced vision model, trained on complex pattern recognition in technical construction documents, identifies and interprets the layout, positioning and underlying structure of all relevant information.
- The system then produces fully structured, validated data, which is finally integrated into the client’s existing ERP system without any manual intervention.
Thanks to these advanced AI solutions, the client can now process even the most complex bills of quantities fully automatically.
Impact: higher speed, better scalability and significantly fewer errors
Since our client started processing digital bills of quantities with AI, the underlying business processes run much more smoothly. They can handle requests much faster, while the standardised approach guarantees consistent output. At the same time, the error rate has dropped significantly thanks to automated validation. In short, our client has achieved substantial time savings on every individual project, without losing control over the process.
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